Poultry-house.



A. A. KRAMfi.

POULTRY HOUSE. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 4, 1910.

l,1()4,1 97, Patented July 21,1914.

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A. A. KRAMER.

POULTRY HOUSE.

APPLICATION FILED 001'. 4, 1910.

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ANDREW A. KRAMER. OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS.

POULTRY-HOUSE.

T 0 all whom it may mar-era Be it known that I. ANDREW A. KRAMER. acitizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county ofWyandotte and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Poultry- Houses; and I do declare the following to be afull. clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to poultry houses and has for its ob'ect to providea structure which is thoroughly sanitary and fire proo In accomplishingthis object I provide a sheet metal structure having suitable doors andventilating openings, an inclined platform, and roosts located above theplat form, as shown in the accompanying drawings and hereafter morespecifically described and claimed,

In the drawings: Figure I is a view of a poultry house constructedaccording to my invention, parts of the shell being broken away to showthe interior construct-ion. Fig. II is a central vertical section of thehouse. Fig. III is a horizontal section on the line III-III, Fig. I.Fig. IV is an enlarged sectional view of a portion of the house androof, illustrating the adjustable mounting of the roof. Fi V is a viewof a modified form of same. T ig. VI is a detail view of one of theventilating windows. Fig. VII is an enlarged horizontal section of themain dOOr and its mounting. Fig. VIII is a de tail view of the lockingmechanism on the ventilating window. Fig. IX is an enlarged detail viewof the mountin for the upper end of the roost beams. F ig. X is anenlarged perspective view of the poultry door.

Referring more in detail to the parts: 1 designates a sheet metal shellwhich may be constructed in a single piece, the ends of which areprovided with angle irons 2, so that when the shell is shaped and theends brought together, the angle irons may be riveted or bolted to eachother to form an inclosure.

3 designates a base which is preferably in the form of an angle bar, theupper flange of which is adapted for projection into the interior of theshell, so that the latter may seat on a horizontal portion of the baseand Specification of Letters Patent. Application flied October 4, 1910.Serial No. 585,270.

Patented July 21 1914.

he held in position and retained in shape by the inner flange 4.

5 designates a roof section which is adapted to rest on the upper end ofthe shell and has a vertical flange 6 projected into the upper end ofshell 1 and provided with apertures 7 which may register with apertures8 in the upper end of said shell to provide suitable ventilation.

\Vhile the flange 6 preferably tits snugly within the shell. it iadjustable relative thereto. so that when desired the roof may belifted, so that air may be admitted independentlv through the flangeapertures 7 and shell apertures 8, to afford additional ventilation. Iprefer to have the inclined portion of the roof extended beyond theVertical sides of the shell to provide caves and also to provide theroof with a ventilating cap 9 of ordinary construction.

Within the shell 1 is a main entrance opening 10, at the side edges ofwhich are riveted the angle iron jambs 11, the material of the shellbeing preferably turned back over the inner flanges of the angle pieces,as illustrated in Fig. VII.

Hinged to the shell at one side of the opening 10, is a door 12, thehinges 13 of which are so constructed that the door ma" seat into therecess formed by the facing angle pieces 11 to afford protection fromwind, rain etc. At the side of the opening, opposite that to which thehinges are attached, is a staple 14, and secured to the door is a hasp15 which is adapted for connection with said staple in the ordinarymanner.

In the upper part of the shell is a ventilating opening 16 which ispreferably covered with a wire mesh, channel irons 18 being secured tothe inner face of the shell along the edges of the opening to stiffensaid edges.

\Vithin the shell and extending from near the bottom thereof is aninclined droppings latform 20, the sides of which are rounded to fitagainst the sides of the shell 1, and the up er edge of which is cutstraight as shown in igs. I and II. This platform is preferablysupported by brackets 21 which may be riveted to the sides of the shell.Near the upper end of the shell are hangers 22 for supporting the upperends of the roost beams 23, the lower ends of which are provided withnotches 24 that fit over the straight edge of the droppings platform 20.The beams 23 are provided at regular intervals throughout their lengthwith grooves 25. within which the roost bars 26 are mounted.

Within the shell 1. at the base of the plat form 90. is a clean-outopening '27 and secured to the outer face of the shell adjacent theopening are channel irons 28 between which a door 29 is adapted to slidevertically. lxtending between the upper and lower ends of the channelmembers are stops 30. having horizontal members 31 provided withapertures 32, and on the door 29 are the upper and lower horizontalflanges 33 having apertures 3' adapted to register with the a pel'turcsin the stop members, so that the shank of a padlock may be projectedtherethrough when it is desired to secure the door in either an open orclosed position. The shell 1 is also provided, at a. point below thedroppings platform 20, with an opening 35, through which the poultry mayenter or leave the interior of the shell; this opening being alsoprovided with a sliding door similar to the construction of theclean-out door, just described.

36 designates nests which may be located on the floor of the poultryhouse.

A house of this kind may be shipped fiat and erected at its destinationby riveting or bolting the angle members of the shell together; settingthe roof on the top of the shell; riveting the platform within theshell, and mounting the roost beams on the straight edge of thedroppings platform and within the hangers 22.

If suflicient ventilation is furnished by the opening 16 and cap 9, theroof may be turned to close the openings 68 in the roof flange and shellrespectively. If more ventilation is rctpiircd, these openings may hebrought into registration. so that air may pass therethrough, and ifstill further ventilation is desired the roof may be. raised so that airmay pass independently through the apertures in the roof flange andshell.

When it is desired to clean the poultry house, it is only necessary toopen the door 29 and remove the droppings therethrough; the cleaningoperation being facilitated by the droppmgs inclination of the platform20.

It is apparent that when the main door of the house is closed thepoultry may enter and leave through the opening 35, so that they mayhave access to the roost through the space between the. straight edge ofthe inclined droppings platform and the main door, as illustrated inFig. II. It also apparent that by extending the roost over the inclineddroppings platform, droppings will collect at the lower edge of theplatform near the clean'out opening and the clean.- iug operation befacilitated.

The ventilating features of the improvement have been described and areclearly apparent from the drawings.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein anddesire to secure by Lettersdateut is:-

l. A poultry house comprising an inclosure, a droppings board located inan in- :lilft'd p= :5it oli within the inclosure with its sides andlower edges contacting sides of the iuelosure and its upper edge spacedfrom tle inelosure to provide an opening to the upper portion thereof,and a roost inclined over the droppings board with its lower endsupported on the upper end of said board.

2. In a poultry house, an inclosure having an entrance at one side and aclean out opening at the opposite side, a droppings board arranged in aninclined position within the inclosure with its sides and lower endadjacent the sides and rear of the inclosure, its rear edge locatedbelow the clean outopening and its upper edge spaced from the entranceto provide access to the upper portion of the inclosure, and a roosthaving its lower end supported on the upper end of the droppings boardand inclined backwardly away from the entrance, substantially as setforth 3. In a poultry house, an inclosure, circular in cross section andhaving an entrance at one side and a clean out opening at the oppositeside, a droppings board arranged in an inclined position with its sidesand lower edge adjacent the inner surfaces of the inelosure and itsupper edge spaced therefrom to provide access to the upper portion ofthe inclosurc at the front thereof, and a roost having its upper endsupported by the inclosure and its lower end supported by the upper endof the droppings board, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDREW A. KRAMER.

\Vitncsses MYRTLE JAoKsoN, An'rnuu C. BROWN.

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